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Mirrorless Apparel – Christ Centered Small Business

Posted by thomasre24

· Sunday, September 22nd, 2024

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Mirrorless Apparel is making waves in the fashion industry with its unique blend of style and faith. Founded by a remarkably young and visionary entrepreneur, Mirrorless Apparel stands out not just for its trendy clothing but for its commitment to Christian values. The CEO, barely in his twenties at Texas A&M University, embarked on this journey with a clear mission: to create a brand that reflects his faith and inspires others.

His choice to establish a Christian company stems from a deep desire to integrate his beliefs into every aspect of his business. He believes that fashion can be a powerful medium to express one’s faith and values, and Mirrorless Apparel embodies this by offering clothing that carries positive, faith-based messages. This approach not only sets the brand apart in a crowded market but also resonates with customers who share similar values. The sneakers have Psalm 23 written on them all over the shoe in different areas and come in pink, black, white, blue and red, appealing to all ages of consumers.

Through Mirrorless Apparel, the young CEO aims to make a positive impact on society, demonstrating that business and faith can go hand in hand. His story is a testament to the power of youthful ambition and the importance of staying true to one’s principles, making Mirrorless Apparel a brand to watch in the coming years.

As someone who has a pair of these shoes, they are a great way to proudly wear your faith and start a conversation with someone at any point in your life.

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https://mirrorlessapparel.com/

– Reagan Thomas

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Categories : Apparel/Accessories, Business, Advertising, Business, Sales, Business, Small Business, Business::Entrepreneurs, College, Gen Z, Young Entrepreneur

Elon Musk in college

Posted by FrenchJA21

· Monday, October 24th, 2022

· 3 Comments

One of my big motivations to start a business in college stems from this one story about Elon Musk. Many know Elon for Tesla, SpaceX, and The Boring Company. But many do not know about his venture in college. Which was both genius and hilarious. While at the Univerity of Pennsylvania he and his roommate rented a large house. And in order to pay for it they threw massive nightclub-style parties on the weekends. Attracting as many as one thousand people. The funny this is that Elon reportedly rarely attended them himself. A funny quote from his roommate recounts this, “There were some nights where I’d be like, ‘Where’s Elon?’ and I’d go up to his room and pound on the door and he’s in there alone playing a video game,” Ressi recalls. “And I’m like, ‘There are 500 people out there who need our attention!’ I’m not even sure that he was aware that the party was going on”. He reportedly rarely drank while in college as well. Even though he owned a UP nightclub. He did it solely because he saw the opportunity it was to help pay rent. I also see the college atmosphere as a good place to start my scooter company. Unlike Elon though, I plan to enjoy the service as well. But it’s the thinking that he used to create a business in college that showed me it is possible to balance starting a business and being a full-time student.

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Categories : College, Uncategorized

Revelations Tee Co.

Posted by Kasianideseg21

· Saturday, October 22nd, 2022

· 1 Comment

Revelations Tee Co. Was founded by Grove City student Eleni Kasianides during her work for a business class. She wanted to find uplifting clothing that was faith-based, but not tacky. So often in the Christian market, there are bright colors and flowers with common verses taken out of context. Revelations Tee Co. strives to be unique, the subtle branding encourages questions. The hope for the line is that wearers will desire to be intentional with their faith, and share when asked in public. The first collection is scheduled to drop on Monday the 21st, entitled “Pleasant Words.”

Above all, Revelations aspires to glorify God in the choices we make. To share our faith and go boldly into the world with love. Revelations stands for more than just the book in the Bible. It also represents the constant eureka moments we have with God and the ability we have to share those moments with others.

The circle logo encompasses several Easter eggs, for those who know to look for them. The circle with an olive “branch” from John 15:5, and the “Book of Life” in Daniel 12:1. Even the three dots represent something bigger; the trinity. Symbolism is packed into every piece and special care is given to ensure theological accuracy.

As Christians, we are called to stand out. To live and act intentionally. Revelations hope to marry style and faith in its debut collection. The initial drop will include six original designs from Bible verses and worship songs. It will feature different styles and sizes to accommodate a variety of styles and preferences.

If you would like to check out a preview of their website, you can find all the details here.

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Categories : Apparel/Accessories, Christian, College, Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneur, young entrepreneurs

Beans on Broad – A Spot for Community

Posted by blendermannkj20

· Sunday, September 19th, 2021

· 2 Comments

Beans on Broad is a local coffee shop in Grove City that many college students enjoy. It’s not a chain, which makes it unique in status as an entrepreneurial venture.

It was originally started several years ago by two sisters, Shelley and Wendy, who grew up in Grove City. They “have a thing for local” and source their pastries, coffee, and milk from local farms and businesses. Even the building is steeped in history, first beginning as a First National Bank, then Grove City Hardware, Broad Street Books, and then finally a beloved coffee shop. It hasn’t changed much since the early days, still retaining its original wood flooring, brick walls, tin ceilings, and decorated ceiling fans. Keeping that sense of originality and “old time” feeling make Beans on Broad a cozy spot to listen to the town and explore what’s going on.

One of this coffee shop’s values is “community first.” This is shown through their local sourcing and their location in the heart of Olde Town Grove City. Beans on Broad also provides an important meeting spot to cultivate fellowship, conversations, the arts, relationships, and even hosting events! In such a small town as Grove City, a sense of community and togetherness is what’s important. Any coffee shop can be a place to sit and drink, but Beans on Broad offers a unique sense of coming together and truly sharing each other’s lives. The owners, Shelley and Wendy are dedicated to inviting people in and showing them what true community means.

Almost anyone can start a business nowadays, but it is critical to find a way to engage your customers in what you are doing. That is the beauty of entrepreneurship, it is possible to go into a place, start a business that you are passionate about, and create a way of living for both yourself and your customers! And that is exactly what Beans on Broad have accomplished. It’s not just a coffee shop, it is a place where encouragement grows, and relationships are built. Community is crucial to Grove City, and we must do all we can to foster a sense of community and spirit in our small town!

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Categories : Beverages, Business, Business::Entrepreneurs, Coffee, College, Entrepreneurship

Andrew Mason – Groupon

Posted by hasseea20

· Sunday, December 13th, 2020

· 2 Comments

The story of Groupon and its main entrepreneur is a dramatic one. Andrew Mason was a web designer paid by tech billionaire Eric Lefkofsky to drop out of grad school and start a business. With his prior experience and classic dropping-out-of-college storyline, Andrew was heading down the road of successful entrepreneurship.

Although he had built enough reputation to warrant a million dollar investment from a former employer, Mason was still in uncharted territory. In an interview with the Gimlet podcast, Mason had said “In the early days we would buy a bunch of academic books on collective action, and me and the other people there would just sit around and read.” The book learning was effective, but there were still some trial and error steps along the way.

While still figuring out what genre of value Groupon would provide its users, Mason and his partners had a few tries and guesses and trips. The original point was to provide an area for people to come up with an idea and go into it together. “I have a plan, but I’m not going to go through with it unless a lot of people do it with me.” Early on, they would seed ideas out to the public and see if they would take. Business was slow, and eventually the users started coming up with their own ideas.

This caused Mason to risk losing his funding; unless he could find an avenue that would provide steady usage and income, Groupon would be shut down. Mason eventually landed on group discount. Groupon sold retail discounts, giving a cut of each sale to the business providing it. Starting off by manually distributing and building relationships Groupon ended up growing faster than Apple, Google, and Facebook. Though he is no longer a part of Groupon, Andrew Mason continues to work as a successful entrepreneur.

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Categories : App, Business, College, Content Entrepreneurs, Creating, eCommerce, Investing, Male Entrepreneurs, Millennial Enrepreneuers, Podcast, Shopping, Startups, Websites

Hey it’s WordPress!

Posted by hasseea20

· Monday, November 30th, 2020

· 4 Comments

Matthew Mullenweg grew up with hobbies like coding, art and economics. A fun mix. One of the main founders of WordPress, his hobbies and skills throughout his life led to many amazing web related ideas. In 2005 Matt left school at Houston and a consulting job to start his overhead business, Automattic. This later led to a slew of other companies that used Automattic as a launch pad, including WordPress. He was just nineteen when he decided to change the way people use the internet to publish.

Automattic and all of its resulting companies has turned into a completely virtual company of over 1,100 employees in more than 62 countries.

WordPress, which is used by many authors and writers to publish blogs, was started because of the closure of b2, the only other open source platform option at the time. Having used b2 throughout his life, its end was a pain for Matt. The idea and plan for WordPress started when Matt was approached online by a fellow coder after he had talked about the lack of a publishing space.

Using b2 as a starting base and template, the two entrepreneurs proceeded to build upon the main idea while improving any faults. A classic mash up of ideas and innovation, WordPress is now used by over 31 percent of the web. It is only one of many successes Matt made for himself, but it very much added to the open source world of the web.

He works on it constantly and takes joy from the benefit people receive.

From educational to professional, WordPress has added levels of simplicity, convenience, and efficiency to the way people work. Matt has an entrepreneur’s spirit, and from his career history so far, it is easy to see he looks for problems to solve and thrives in finding solutions.

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Categories : Blog, Business, Challenge, College, Communication, Convenience, Great Ideas, Male Entrepreneurs, Millennial Enrepreneuers, Millennial Entrepreneurs, Uncategorized

IdeaPaint: Dry Erase Walls

Posted by smithag20

· Tuesday, November 17th, 2020

· 5 Comments

John Goscha founded IdeaPaint, in the early 2000s. He and several friends, Andrew Foley, William Gioielli, and Alex Galperin, developed this idea through their college years. Seeing a need for dry erase walls first, when John and his entrepreneurship hall mates posted large sheets of paper up and down the walls of their hall. They eventually ran out of space on their idea sheets and had to continually replace them. Goscha decided to try and find some dry erase paint to make their lives easier. To his chagrin, there was no such thing!

John, Andrew and William started developing the business plan for IdeaPaint, and researching options and paints to test their product out. They made the walls dry erase and when students and faculty started using the walls, they realized this had an actual market. IdeaPaint received seed money for Babson, and the team began working to creating their product. After graduation, the team split up, but John Goscha kept at his idea. IdeaPaint has several setbacks finding a paint that would actually work commercially. They eventually found the perfect product, and received investors and are now a very successful company. Many large companies and universities, including Chick-fil-A, MIT, Go Daddy, Evernote, Welch’s, Google and more use IdeaPaint around their campuses.

John Goshca, came up with an incredible product idea, when he and his entrepreneurship buddies found a pain they were experiencing. He joined together with a few other classmates, realizing that working together would help him find a better solution, than if he had been working on his own. John did not let setbacks keep him down, but pursued his idea throughout the decade until he reached success. He has benefited so many individuals and companies through his hard work.

IdeaPaint now have many different options and products, including magnetic surfaces, dry erase + projector surfaces and others that allow lots of flexibility, and it all stemmed from the need to stop replacing paper on the walls of John Goscha’s dorm hall.

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Categories : Art, College, Creating, Great Ideas, Millennial Enrepreneuers

Behind Quizlet

Posted by hasseea20

· Friday, October 9th, 2020

· 6 Comments

During the school year, one website always rises hugely in popularity among students.
A popular study tool, Quizlet has provided quality studying help to all levels of students. A website and app that allows teachers and students to study through use of flashcards and study sessions, Quizlet has gotten many through midterms and finals. Designed by a young entrepreneur with personal insight to a need, Quizlet was founded in 2005 by high school sophomore Andrew Sutherland. He designed it at first to help him study for his French vocabulary and after acing his test, shared it with his friends.
Andrew applied a little bit of the 0 to 1 method to his project which has been part of making Quizlet so successful. It took until 2007 to be released to the public but has since come to be realized as one of the first steps into education gamification. When he saw the impact Quizlet was having on students everywhere, Sutherland dropped out of MIT where he was pursuing a computer science degree to give more attention to his project.
A personality trait of entrepreneurs is willingness to pursue risk and take opportunity when it shows. After having taken a break from Quizlet to work on his education, Andrew fully committed to growing his business. A student designing with students in mind, his approach was correct from the first.
His care for his users and their platform has continued to grow. In addition to the base platform’s effectiveness, Sutherland did not stop there. “The most important thing that I realized during this process was how to treat my users. They’re Quizlet’s biggest asset.” With a business mind and courteous personality, he decided that interaction between user and owner would be part of what made Quizlet exceptional. Andrew Sutherland replies personally to each message, furthering the positive impact his company has on the world.

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Categories : App, Business, College, Education, Experience, Male Entrepreneurs, Uncategorized

College No. Six figures YES!

Posted by simmonsbw19

· Thursday, October 8th, 2020

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What started as a plan to earn money for candy, turned into a 6 figure/ year income for a teenager from Colorado. RJ Duarte was 8 years only when he began his entrepreneurial journey, with a red wagon, a lawnmower, and 5 neighborhood clients RJ began his business. Over time the venture grew, and soon he had a whole trailer park worth of clients. At this point RJ could not keep up with the work on his own. That is when a friend named Owen Johnson became the second member of the workforce. Now on weekends RJ could do more work which increased his income.

For marketing RJ relied on a simple “word of mouth” technique to get new customers on board. And in 2014 the two decided they would take it to the next step and create a legitimate business. They named it GreenWorx. After the hire of another employee, and another big season coming up they decided to try a new marketing technique. After many failed attempts, their story was picked up by a local newsletter that was sent to over 19,000 residents in the area. Let us just say it was a good season for them after that!

By the end of 2016, Green Worx was 300% bigger than the year before. Going into 2017, Green Worx has expanded its team, adding two new labor consultants to help with increasing demand. At this point the two were making six figures a year and growing. After more than five years of working with Green Worx Landscaping, Owen decided to part ways with the company in order to go off to college, but RJ had other plans. He had built something far more than that young 8-year-old in need of candy ever imagined. He decided not to go to college and stuck with the business.

Now with four trucks, and fifteen employees during season the company is bringing in annual revenues close to $750,000/ yr. Thanks to his work ethic, and some strokes of luck, RJ has built a business that will support him for years to come.

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